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How to Populate Fields Using Select Box Data

As an administrator, you can use the Select Box Data to define the data you want to populate in the task fields. You must create a Select Box Data XML file that contains the data you want to populate in the task fields and import the XML file in the CA Identity Manager environment. The imported data is used as a source for task fields for which you want to populate options. When modifying a user task, configure the properties of the task field to use the Select Box Data to populate the options for the selected task field.

Note: Through Select Box Data XML file, you can maintain the fields to populate accurate data and limit possible responses.

You can configure the following task fields to use Select Box Data:

• Check Box Multi-Select
• Dropdown
• Dropdown Combo
• Multi-Select
• Option Selector
• Option Selector Combo
• Radio Button Single-Select
• Single-Select

You can specify custom data that you want to use to populate select boxes in XML files. For example, when you create a user, you can use Select Box Data XML files to populate options for the City or State drop down menu.

You can also use the Select Box Data XML file to configure a dependency between two fields in a task screen. For example, the options that are available in the City field can depend on the option a user chooses in the State field.

The following diagram illustrates the process to populate options for task fields using Select Box Data:

Follow these steps::

1. Create a Select Box Data XML File.
2. Import the Select Box Data XML File.
3. Configure the Task Fields to use Select Box Data. If there are dependent fields, do the following task:
   • Create Dependent Fields.